How much do you remember about the movie The Fugitive?

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In "The Fugitive," a handsome doctor goes on the lam in an attempt to heal his broken heart and restore his good name. How much do you remember about this blockbuster film?

1993's "The Fugitive" is what sort of movie?

Action

Romantic comedy

Horror

"The Fugitive" is definitely an action-thriller of epic proportions. It's based on the 1960s TV series of the same name.

Who is the tousle-haired star of "The Fugtive"?

Jean Luc-Piccard

Harrison Ford

John Ford

From Han Solo to Indiana Jones to Dr. Richard Kimble, the main character in "The Fugitive," it's Harrison Ford who brings big characters to life. He is the star of this show.

Harrison Ford is Dr. Richard Kimble. What sort of doctor is he?

A philosopher

A surgeon

A gynecolologist

Richard is a well-known vascular surgeon in Chicago. He's about to embark on an adventure that he really wants no part of.

Richard returns home one day to discover what tragic event?

Someone has attacked his wife

He can't find his glasses

A thief stole Fluffy!

When he arrives home, Richard finds his wife, Helen, being mortally wounded by an unidentifiable man. But it's clear that the attacker has just one arm.

After his wife's murder, Richard is wrongfully convicted of which crime?

Kidnapping

Extortion

Murder

He's charged with and convicted of first-degree murder. He's an innocent man, but he's going to prison.

What is Richard's sentence for first-degree murder?

Death

10 years in prison

99 years to life

Well, that escalated quickly. From living a normal life, to convicted criminal, to death-row inmate, it seems as though Richard's luxurious life is over.

As Richard is being transported to death row, what happens?

The bus is transported to the planet Hoth

Clowns attack the bus

Other prisoners on the bus attempt to escape

A prisoner transport bus' trip goes awry when other prisoners revolt. The bus is then hit by a train, but Richard survives the crash and escapes.

What does Richard do after he escapes from the prison bus?

He goes right back to Chicago

He goes to Antarctica

He goes to Pizza Hut and is disappointed that there is no lunch buffet

Richard is hellbent on finding his wife's true killer. He returns to Chicago hoping to evade law enforcement long enough to find the murderer.

Richard pretends to be a janitor so that he can break into a hospital to do what?

Steal morphine

Pretend to be a doctor...because he misses it

Look for medical records

Richard dresses like a janitor and wanders into a local hospital. He looks for -- and finds -- records on one-armed men who have received prosthetic limbs.

Tommy Lee Jones has a major role in this film. What occupation does he have?

Greeting card writer

U.S. Marshal

private detective

Jones is U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard. It's his job to track down the missing fugitive named Richard Kimble.

In one scene, Gerard nearly catches Kimble, who says that he's innocent. How does Gerard respond?

"I don't care!"

"I know you are but what am I?"

"Let's get lunch and talk about your innocence."

Gerard has dealt with plenty of hardened criminals during his law enforcement career. When Kimble says he's innocent, he replies, "I don't care!"

After his confrontation with U.S. Marshal Gerard, what does Kimble realize?

That he really doesn't like police officers

That his situation is hopeless

He will have to find the real killer in order to prove his own innocence

Kimble once had faith in the authorities, but his encounter with Gerard makes him realize that there's only one way to get back his own life -- he has to bring the true killer to justice.

During the face-to-face encounter with Gerard, what mistake does Kimble make that convinces Gerard that he has the right man?

Kimble points a gun at him

Kimble drops his wallet

Kimble says, "I did it, OK? Chill out!"

Desperate to evade capture, Kimble points a gun a Gerard. The lawman takes this as evidence that Kimble is indeed a violent man capable of killing his own wife.

When Kimble returns to Chicago, he contacts many of his former friends. How do they respond to him?

They tell him to bring lunch next time

They are happy to help him

They slap him repeatedly

Kimble's reputation as a good man is solid. His friends never believe that he killed his wife and they are more than happy to help him.

Upon his return to Chicago, Richard contacts a friend named Dr. Charles Nichols. How does Nichols help Richard?

He gives him money

He gives him a subway pass

He points to the nearest police station

Dr. Nichols appears to be a great friend. He helps Richard by giving him money and promising not to tell anyone that he's back in town.

Kimble's detective work leads him to break into the home of a man named Frank Sykes. Sykes is a former ______.

Police officer

Bank teller

Carpet cleaner

Sykes is a former police officer. He also has just one arm. Richard is sure that he's found his wife's real killer. And he thinks he knows why.

Sykes is a former police officer who now works as a security guard in which industry?

The pharmaceutical industry

The fast food industry

The prosthetics industry

Richard learns that Sykes is a security guard for a major pharmaceutical company. It just so happens that Richard has had a previous conflict with just this company.

Why does the drug company want Richard dead?

Because it's an evil drug company, that's why

Richard refused to date one of their executives

For money, sweet money

Richard planned to expose one of the drug company's expensive new products, but the drug actually causes liver damage. To stop Richard from ruining their profits, they simply plan to have Frank Sykes kill him.

Gerard tracks down another prisoner who escaped the crashed prison bus. What does he do to him?

Kills him

Arrests him

Deports him

When Gerard and his men track down the prisoner named Copeland, Gerard shoots and kills him. "I don't bargain," he says.

Gerard figures out that Kimble is back in Chicago. How?

He bumps into him at McDonald's

Advanced tracking technologies

He hires a psychic

The Marshals tap the phone of Kimble's attorney. When Kimble calls for legal advice, the lawmen use a convoluted system to track their fugitive's location ... and it's in Chicago.

Gerard interviews one of Richard's associates, Dr. Nichols. What does Dr. Nichols have to say about Gerard's pursuit of the fugitive?

That they'll never catch Kimble because he's too smart

That if set out a trap with cheese, they will definitely catch him

That Kimble has probably killed at least 20 other people, because he's nuts

Dr. Nichol's tells Gerard to give up the hunt. Why? Because Richard is simply too smart to be caught.

Richard knows that the drug company wants him dead. So why did they kill his wife Helen?

She was collateral damage

To taunt him

She was a prime candidate for their drug

Helen certainly wasn't the intended target. She just happened to be home when the killer arrived, and she paid the price with her life.

As he continues his search, Richard realizes that his friend Dr. Nichols is actually ______.

A circus performer

In charge of the evil drug program

A former Nazi

Richard realizes that his supposed "friend" Dr. Nichols is the one supervising the evil drug program that hurts patients' livers. It is probably Nichols, then, who tried to have Richard killed.

Richard finds Frank Sykes on a train and confronts him. A local police officer intervenes, and then what happens?

Richard punches the cop

Sykes shoots and kills the cop

The cop writes Richard a citation for solicitation

The cop stumbles into a violent situation. In attempt to escape, Sykes shoots and kills the cop. But then Richard manages to handcuff Sykes to the train, thwarting his getaway.

Richard makes his way to a hotel conference room, where he finds Dr. Nichols doing what?

Giving a presentation about his evil drug

Listening to a speech

Listening to music

Richard finds Dr. Nichols giving a pitch about his deadly drug. He begins verbally attacking Nichols in front of the large audience.

Nichols calms down Richard and ushers him into a side room. Then what happens?

Nichols attacks him

Richard takes a nap

Nichols' liver instantly fails. Bam, poetic justice!

Nichols knows the scam is over and that Richard can prove he's responsible for a lot of wrongdoing. So, he physically attacks him.

Nichols and Richard continue fighting. Where does their conflict wind up?

On the rooftop

In a boiler room

In a police car

The two men begin relentlessly attacking one another, and the fight continues on the rooftop of the hotel.

During the fight, what happens to both men?

They fall through a skylight

They bleed to death

they work out their differences

The fight escalates and the two men grapple and fall through a skylight onto a descending elevator. They are stunned, but recover and resume their mortal combat.

During the fight, Nichols grabs a gun and points it at Gerard, who has arrived on the scene. Who saves Gerard?

Richard

An anonymous passerby

Helen

Richard finally gets the upper hand in the fight. He leaps onto the distracted Nichols, saving Gerard from a near-certain gunshot wound.

The violent fight is over. How does the movie end?

The bad guys go to prison and Richard is free

Richard jumps off of the building

Gerard quits law enforcement

The police take Frank Sykes and Dr. Nichols into custody. After a long ordeal, Richard Kimble's name is finally cleared.

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